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A quiz on the era of the Cold War
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1
Which doctrine stated that the world had a choice between communist tyranny and freedom?
NATO
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Comecon
2
Where did Khrushchev invade in November 1956?
Afghanistan
Hungary
Prague
America
3
Glasnost allowed for?
The removal of Stalin from the History books
A slow down of weapons production
Other parties to immediately compete in elections
People to criticise the government of the USSR
4
How much money was to be given to countries via the Marshall Plan?
$17 Billion
$11 Billion
$15 Billion
$13 Billion
5
Which agreement made over the Cuban Missile Crisis was secret until long after the event?
The hotline was installed
Test Ban Treaty
US removed missiles in Turkey
Soviets removed missiles in Cuba
6
Who gave the 'iron curtain' speech?
Truman
Churchill
Stalin
Roosevelt
7
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
To stop people leaving West Berlin
To stop people leaving East Berlin
8
Who won the 1980 US election?
Nixon
Reagan
Carter
Ford
9
What does SALT stand for?
Strategic Army Logistics Trustees
Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty
Special Arms Limitation Treaty
Strategic Arms Logistical Transfer
10
How many people organised a coup to remove Gorbachev from power?
7
8
6
9
11
What was formed in 1955
United Nations
Cominform
Warsaw Pact
NATO
12
The event that ended Detente was?
The US invasion of Afghanistan
The Russian invasion of Afghanistan
The election of Carter
The death of Brezhnev
13
The Yalta conference took place in which year?
1944
1943
1945
1956
14
Who became leader of Czechoslovakia in 1968?
Antonin Novotny
Alexander Dubcek
Vaclav Havel
Leonid Brezhnev
15
In which month and year did the Cuban Missile Crisis happen?
October 1961
October 1962
October 1963
October 1964
16
What area of Germany did the USSR control?
North
South
West
East
17
The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance is?
Cominform
Comecon
18
Who was Stalin's successor?
Gorbachev
Khrushchev
Brezhnev
19
When did the Soviet tanks invade Czechoslovakia?
August 1968
June 1968
July 1968
September 1968
20
Which of the following was not a change proposed by the Prague Spring?
Creation of Workers' Councils
Freedom of travel
Establishing of free pensions
Loosening of censorship controls
21
Which of these events happened first?
The Paris Summit
The Vienna Conference
The Geneva Summit
Meeting at Camp David
22
What was the Brezhnev Doctrine basically allowing the Soviet Union to do?
Free trade and no tarriffs
Levy extra taxes on non-working individuals
Import many industrial workers for their benefit
Invade any place that was letting up on their communist ways
23
How many tonnes of supplies were provided in January 1949?
160,000
180,000
170,000
200,000
24
Who was Roosevelt's successor?
Eisenhower
Truman
Nixon
Kennedy
25
What did the Iron Curtain refer to?
A popular design in the early 1950s
Division between South and North Europe
Seperation between US and USSR aka the Atlantic Ocean
Division between Communist East and Demcratic West Europe
26
What role did Star Wars play in the Cold War?
A Defense Initiative
Soviets were destroyed in the Battle of Yavin
Gorbachev and Reagan bonded over the films
Luke Skywalker ended the Cold War
27
What is Detente?
To blockade supplies arriving to one place from others
The leader of France
To rid Russia of Stalin's legacy
The ending of tensions
28
What is a satellite state?
States on the East coast of US like South Carolina
Nation controlled by the United States
A state/nation in space
Nation orbiting and controlled by the Soviet Unio
29
Perestroika is?
A slow down in tensions
A reduction in arms
A change in the economy
A renewal of the Soviet state
30
When was the fall of the Berlin Wall?
October 1989
December 1989
November 1989
September 1989
31
When was the Berlin Blockade ended?
April 1949
July 1949
June 1949
May 1949
32
Which country controlled the section that contained Berlin?
Britain
America
France
Soviet Union
33
Where is Chernobyl?
Ukraine
Latvia
Siberia
Moscow
34
Kennedy's advisors who wanted peace are known as?
Hawks
Doves
35
Truman responded to the Berlin blockade with?
The Berlin Wall
An airlift
A nuclear attack
A strongly worded letter
36
How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?
13 days
14 days
12 days
11 days
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What was Comecon?
Stalin's answer to the Marshall Plan
Another name for the Warsaw Pact
United Nations
Stalin's answer to the Truman Doctrine
